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How the EBAN 2016 Congress will Benefit Startups in Europe

iCrowdNewswire - May 27, 2016

The Soho Loft Conferences supports the EBAN 2016 Congress: Scale Up for Europe, taking place this May 25-27, 2016 in Porto, Portugal organized by EBAN

New York – Entrepreneurs, investors, business angels, BAN managers and early- stage financing representatives will come together at Palacios das Artes & Bolsa Palace in Portugal for this momentous event.

David Drake, LDJ Capital Chairman, says, “This event will be centered on how to strengthen the startup industry in Europe especially during the execution or scale up stage.”

The three-day event will feature various workshops dedicated for investors and EBAN managers. There will also be several panel discussions. An exclusive (invite only) VIP dinner will conclude the first day. The discussion topics include building billion euro businesses from those who have done it; from startup to scale up: fueling growth firms in Europe; transatlantic scaling up, how stock exchanges can help business angels make more exits; early stage investing and risk mitigation; equity crowdfunding; investment opportunities in Africa and the Middle East; and business angels, family offices and private equity – investing together?

Prominent speakers who will grace the event include:

Aleksandar Tasev, President at SuperFounders
Baybars Altuntas, Vice President at EBAN
Burton Lee, Lecturer, European Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Stanford University
Candace Johnson, President at EBAN
Celso Martinho, CEO and Founder at Bright Pixel
Christopher Campbell, Founder of Socius Holdings
Hedda Pahlson-Moller, Board member of EBAN and LBAN
Ivar Siimar, President of EstBAN and Board member of EBAN
Kim Sawyer, President and General Counsel of TLSG
Raul Torres, CEO and propulsion engineer at PLD Space
Rui Vaz Sousa, Founding member of Invicta Angels

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